Re. Vegas, list trouble etc.

[John Carvill]

> What happens in Vegas in IV?

A question which deserves a thorough analysis. At the very least, the
symbolism of that machine spitting out a wave of Kennedy coins is
pretty dense. And suggests comparison with the Nixon bank notes, eh?

<< The novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas accounts for two trips to =20
Las Vegas, Nevada, that Hunter S. Thompson and attorney Oscar Zeta =20
Acosta ... The two needed a more comfortable place to discuss the story... >>

Yes, that's what HST said afterwards. Fear & Loathing, though, was
definitely *not* a 'novel'.

> Bill Murray made a movie called "Where the Buffalo Roam" (1980)

Not a very good film. Worth watching for Gonzo fans, but HST himself
disowned the film (though he remained firm friends with Bill Murray).

<< The question is why take the action in IV to Vegas? and what happens =20
in Vegas and how is it being Las Vegas important? >>

Certainly an interesting question. String flavours of Fear & Loathing
in Las Vegas throughout Inherent Vice. In a sense, both books address
the same central question: "How did the Dream die?" Whether you view
that Dream as referring to the Hippie Dream, or the American Dream, or
both, depends on your political outlook. My guess is that Pynchon,
like HST, sees the former as an incarnation of the latter.